[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 19, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 19CFR132.17]



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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES

 

   CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF 

              HOMELAND SECURITY; DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 

PART 132_QUOTAS--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart B_Administration of Quotas

 

Sec.  132.17  Export certificate for sugar-containing products subject 

to tariff-rate quota.



    (a) Requirement. For sugar-containing products described in 

additional U.S. Note 8 to chapter 17, HTSUS, that are classified in 

HTSUS subheading 1701.91.54, 1704.90.74, 1806.20.75, 1806.20.95, 

1806.90.55, 1901.90.56, 2101.12.54, 2101.20.54, 2106.90.78, or 

2106.90.95, and that are products of a participating country, as



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defined in 15 CFR 2015.2(e), the importer must possess a valid export 

certificate in order to claim the in-quota tariff rate of duty on the 

products at the time they are entered or withdrawn from warehouse for 

consumption. The importer must record the unique identifier of the 

export certificate for these products on the entry summary or warehouse 

withdrawal for consumption (Customs Form 7501, column 34), or its 

electronic equivalent.

    (b) Validity of export certificate. To be valid, the export 

certificate must meet the requirements of 15 CFR 2015.3(b), and with 

respect to the requirement of 15 CFR 2015.3(b)(3) that the certificate 

have a distinct and uniquely identifiable number, this unique identifier 

must consist of 8 characters in any alpha/numeric combination.

    (c) Retention and production of certificate to Customs. The export 

certificate is subject to the recordkeeping requirements of part 163 of 

this chapter (19 CFR part 163). Specifically, the certificate must be 

retained for a period of 5 years in accordance with Sec.  163.4(a) of 

this chapter, and must be made available to Customs upon request in 

accordance with Sec.  163.6(a) of this chapter.



[T.D. 00-7, 65 FR 5431, Feb. 4, 2000]